J. Robert McClure: Real test lies ahead for health-care reform

6:39 PM,
Nov. 12, 2012

J. Robert McClure

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Even before President Obama's victory was evident Tuesday night, the chances of repealing his Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) ranged from slim to none.

One reason: As exit polls show, Americans are still torn on this contentious issue, as Floridians' defeat of Amendment 1 illustrated. Moreover, no matter who won the White House, the law's supporters will still control the U.S. Senate while this complex law's less popular features kick in.

Foremost among those features is the individual mandate, Congress's unprecedented requirement that everyone buy a product from a ...